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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Applicants:
Aki Koyabu, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Nagasaka, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoko Oyabu, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoko Terakado, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Aki Koyabu, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Nagasaka, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoko Oyabu, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoko Terakado, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
By storing usage history information of a recording medium for recording information, which is obtained by using the recording medium, in storing means, and retrieving information that matches a user's preference from a plurality of information based on the usage history information, a program that matches the user's preference can be easily retrieved without inputting key information for retrieving information, hence time and effort in retrieving information can be further reduced.